RECEIVED: 9/1/17 at 4:00 pm. MEETING TIME: 7:00 pm. LOCATION: Town Hall, Town Room. LIST OF TOPICS: 7:05 PM A-03-18 Zoning - Retail Marijuana Establishment (Planning Bd) To see if the Town will amend Article 3, Section 3.360, Medical Uses, by deleting Sections 3.360.40 Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) and 3.360.41 Off-Site Marijuana Dispensary (OMMD), and adding a new use category, Section 3.363, Marijuana Uses, and relocating two medical marijuana use categories under this section, 3.363.0, Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) and 3.363.1, Off-Site Marijuana Dispensary (OMMD) and adding a new section 3.363.2, Retail Marijuana Establishment, and revising the standards, conditions, limitations, and prohibitions to incorporate requirements for all three types of establishments, add a definition to Article 12 for Retail Marijuana Establishments, and to set a limit on the number of Retail Marijuana Establishments.

Town Room4 Boltwood AveAmherstMA01002

RECEIVED: 9/1/17 at 4:00 pm. MEETING TIME: 7:00 pm. LOCATION: Town Hall, Town Room. LIST OF TOPICS: 7:05 PM A-03-18 Zoning - Retail Marijuana Establishment (Planning Bd) To see if the Town will amend Article 3, Section 3.360, Medical Uses, by deleting Sections 3.360.40 Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) and 3.360.41 Off-Site Marijuana Dispensary (OMMD), and adding a new use category, Section 3.363, Marijuana Uses, and relocating two medical marijuana use categories under this section, 3.363.0, Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) and 3.363.1, Off-Site Marijuana Dispensary (OMMD) and adding a new section 3.363.2, Retail Marijuana Establishment, and revising the standards, conditions, limitations, and prohibitions to incorporate requirements for all three types of establishments, add a definition to Article 12 for Retail Marijuana Establishments, and to set a limit on the number of Retail Marijuana Establishments.

RECEIVED: 9/1/17 at 4:04 pm. MEETING TIME: 7:00 pm. LOCATION: Town Hall, Town Room. LIST OF TOPICS: 7:10 PM A-04-18 Zoning - Temporary Moratorium - Retail Marijuana Establishments (Planning Bd) To see if the Town will amend the town's Zoning Bylaw by adding a new Section 3.363, Temporary Moratorium on Retail Marijuana Establishments, that would prohibit the operation of retail marijuana establishments; such moratorium to be in effect through December 31, 2018 or until such time as the Town adopts Zoning Bylaw amendments that regulate Retail Marijuana Establishments, whichever occurs earlier; and to add a definition to Article 12, for Retail Marijuana Establishments.

Town Hall > Town Room4 Boltwood AveAmherstMA01002

RECEIVED: 9/1/17 at 4:04 pm. MEETING TIME: 7:00 pm. LOCATION: Town Hall, Town Room. LIST OF TOPICS: 7:10 PM A-04-18 Zoning - Temporary Moratorium - Retail Marijuana Establishments (Planning Bd) To see if the Town will amend the town's Zoning Bylaw by adding a new Section 3.363, Temporary Moratorium on Retail Marijuana Establishments, that would prohibit the operation of retail marijuana establishments; such moratorium to be in effect through December 31, 2018 or until such time as the Town adopts Zoning Bylaw amendments that regulate Retail Marijuana Establishments, whichever occurs earlier; and to add a definition to Article 12, for Retail Marijuana Establishments.

About Amherst

The Town of Amherst, located in the lovely Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, is a diverse, inclusive community offering numerous educational and cultural opportunities.

Host to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the Town enjoys a tradition of open, professional, and high level of government services, quality education, support for open space and agriculture, and respect for its history.